northernbook Chapter 455: Suspicious Points Discovered
Chapter 455: Suspicious Points Discovered
"I'm sorry to disagree with what you said, old lady. No matter how much profit my shop makes, five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount in the imperial city. As for status, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with collecting debts and paying back money. What's more, if we really talk about status, I'm a businessman and naturally can't do business at a loss." Jiang Suining said calmly. "But today is my son-in-law's funeral after all, and Yang Manman and I have severed our relationship. Why should I pay for her?" Wang was dissatisfied. "So just now in the mourning hall, I didn't talk to Madam He, and I didn't intend to get the money back. I just wanted to ask what you think, old lady Yang. If you are willing to pay it back on my behalf, the matter can be settled as soon as possible. But since you don't want to... then I won't mention it to you again." Seeing Jiang Suining's attitude, Wang's face softened a little, but her heart became more determined not to pay back the money. She nodded and said, "That's great." Just as she was about to say goodbye, Jiang Suining spoke first, "Then I won't bother the old lady. I still need to hurry to see Yang Manman said goodbye first. "Wait!" Wang called Jiang Suining, "You want to see Yang Manman?" Jiang Suining nodded gently, "Yes, to see if she has any savings left. Five hundred taels of silver can't just go down the drain." "Yang Manman has been thrown into death row, how are you going to see her?" "It's only natural to pay back debts. Even if you are thrown into death row, I will naturally have a way. Speaking of which, if Yang Manman has any last words, I can also send you a message by the way." "No need!" Wang spoke immediately. Realizing that her emotions were a little too extreme, Wang avoided Jiang Suining's gaze and said through gritted teeth. "That evil creature, I don't want to hear anything about her anymore. Miss Jiang, you don't have to see her. I'll return the five hundred taels of silver to you!" Jiang Suining raised an eyebrow at Wang's sudden change of attitude. Was she so unwilling to let herself see Yang Manman again? Was she afraid of any complications? Seeing that Wang was still waiting for him to speak, Jiang Suining kept smiling, "In that case, thank you, old lady." He raised his hand and touched his sleeve, and the next moment, Jiang Suining frowned. "It's really unfortunate. Maybe I was in a hurry to go out today and forgot to take the IOU. Can I ask someone to send it to you later?" "Okay." Wang nodded, relieved, but said unhappily, "It just so happens that the mansion is busy with funeral affairs. I don't have money to give you at this time. You can ask someone to get it later." "Okay." After the two agreed, Jiang Suining left Wang's yard. Wang was in a bad mood and forgot to ask someone to send Jiang Suining. Jiang Suining didn't remind him. After walking a distance, she looked at the road leading to the front yard in front of her, turned around and took another road. In the backyard, white lanterns were hung high, and the big characters of "葬" were shaking in the wind. Jiang Suining walked around the backyard for a while, and saw two maids in front of her holding food boxes, walking and sighing that the old lady didn't start eating again. She thought they were going to the kitchen, so she followed them. After walking a distance, he saw the kitchen from a distance. Not far away was the woodshed where Yang Manman was imprisoned before. However, there were many people busy in the kitchen at the moment. Jiang Suining did not approach. He stood there for a while and happened to see two people dressed as servants pushing a large cart of bricks and tiles passing by. "We just moved to the wall a few days ago, and now we have to move it away again. I really don't know what the lady is thinking." "Stop talking nonsense and work quickly. The master just left and the mansion is in chaos. At this time, we should obey orders and work, but we must not talk too much." The conversation between the two fell into Jiang Suining's ears. The bricks and tiles by the wall... Pei Zhaozhi mentioned that Yang Manman escaped by climbing over the wall, and she was leaning on the bricks and stones by the wall at that time. While thinking, a maid appeared behind Jiang Suining. "Miss Jiang, why are you here?" Jiang Suining turned her head and looked back. The other party looked familiar. She should have been in the mourning hall just now. She smiled helplessly, "After leaving Madam Yang's courtyard, I wanted to go back to the mourning hall, but I took the wrong road and somehow ended up here." "So that's how it is. Please follow me and I'll lead the way." Led by the maid, Jiang Suining quickly left the backyard and returned to the mourning hall. Yang Huihui was still kneeling on the ground burning paper, and Xiaohe was also kneeling beside her. Seeing Jiang Suining coming over, Xiaohe reminded her softly, and Yang Huihui looked at her. "Is Miss Jiang's matter resolved?" "I guess so, thank you, Madam He." Jiang Suining looked at Yang Huihui. In a trance, she felt that the other person's eyes were deep, like a dark pool of water, but this feeling was fleeting, and when she looked over again, the other person was full of grief and powerlessness. "That's good." Yang Huihui forced a smile, the burning paper money in the brazier reflected on her face, and there was an unspeakable weirdness in her weakness. After half a cup of tea, Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi left the He family together. "How is it? Did you notice anything wrong?" "Yes." Jiang Suining nodded. "Yang Huihui's mother Wang's attitude changed a lot after she heard that I was going to see Yang Manman. However, what's even more wrong is the maid named Xiaohe." Shen Yanxi lifted the curtain of the carriage, and when Jiang Suining got in the carriage and sat down, he also sat down beside her, and then continued to ask: "What do you mean?" Jiang Suining roughly repeated what Xiaohe said. "Do you think what she said is false?" "What she said can be matched with what Yang Manman said, so it may not be false. But she was very careful when she led me. When I pretended to almost fall, although she was walking in front of me, she quickly supported me, which shows that she was careful in the process of leading the way. How could such a careful and cautious person reveal the privacy of the master's family because of my few words?" Jiang Suining leaned back on the cushion and continued with a chuckle. "So, rather than me trying to get information out of her, I think it's more like she was waiting for an opportunity and deliberately said those words to make me think Yan'er is someone who wants to climb up the social ladder." Of course, these are just speculations, and there is no evidence. Shen Yanxi looked at Jiang Suining and chuckled. "I have also gained something. I heard from the servants of the He family that the He family does not plan to keep the body for seven days, and will cremate He Yuanwei in three days." "So soon?" Jiang Suining was a little surprised. The weather is not hot now, and the He family can afford to buy ice to preserve the body. Ordinary wealthy families usually keep the body for seven days to allow people to pay their respects and perform rituals, not to mention the He family. "Yes, it was Yang Huihui who ordered them to prepare first. As for the reason, it was just that the He family and the Yang family are no longer the same as before, and probably not many people will come to pay their respects. It would be better to end it early so as to avoid seeing those cold-hearted people." It was a barely plausible reason, but if there was really another story behind He Yuanwei's death, this decision seemed to have another purpose. Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi both had doubts in their hearts, but they also knew that without evidence, suspicions were just suspicions, and some guesses could not be spoken out. When Jiang Suining got off the carriage, he saw Lu Yan waiting outside the mansion. The other party looked anxious, and when he saw Jiang Suining getting off the carriage, he immediately stepped forward and brought her a message.